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...Surprisingly good," said many a banker last week after inspecting the reports which told of U. S. Industry's struggle to eke profits out of Depression. Although the first half-year was marked by further profit shrinkage, the general tone of the reports indicated that most companies have the situation in hand, are busy effecting economies which will make profits bigger when business revives...
...directorate last week. Solemnly directors looked at the half year's result, a paltry $14,156,412 equal to 17? per share for the common against $6.46 per common share in the same period last year. Almost the entire sum reported for the second quarter was profit on sale of property, operations yielding only 7? a share on preferred stock. Tremendous as is the unappropriated surplus of $465,000,000, directors felt it would be folly to continue $7 dividends equal to $60,000,000 a year; cut it as an unpleasant surprise to the rate...
...When Pere Marquette Railway reported a loss of $751,000 against a $1,075,000 profit, oldsters recalled that before Pere Marquette received its great motor industry traffic it was called "Poor Marquette...
...Excellent as is General Motors' management, it has not been able to work its magic upon Yellow Truck & Coach Manufacturing Co. to which the first half brought a $1,046,000 loss against a $1,437,000 profit...
...women must have bought more clothing for Lane Bryant, Inc., specialist in coverings for corpulent bodies, earned $181,000 for the six months ending May 31 against a $295,000 profit...